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  • Happy Birthday, Blessed Virgin Mary!

    Today the Catholic Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In Dom Prosper Gueranger’s The Liturgical Year, Dom Gueranger treats of the Nativity of Mary in the following (excerpt): “Let us celebrate the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. Let us adore her Son, Christ our Lord.” Such is the invitation addressed to us today by the Church. Let us hearken…

  • September 8: The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Tomorrow is the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There are many resources online that present the history and traditions of this day. Catholics have had a great love for Our Lady in her babyhood for centuries. Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira (b. 1908- d. 1995) wrote on the birth of Our Lady: “At the time of her birth, the…

  • Pope St. Pius X Today

    ~Today is the feast of Pope Saint Pius X. For today, I am presenting a re-post (with edits) from 2019, the bulk of which contains instructions from Pope St. Pius X (b. 1835- d. 1914). This content from Pius X is as fresh as if he had penned it this week. I have posted this several times, but I find…

  • The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Today, on the fifteenth day of August, the Catholic Church celebrates the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven; or, as it is sometimes referred, Marymass. Mary’s life on Earth drew to a close. Her eyes were fixed on Heaven. Her heart beat with affection for God; her face shone and a smile was ever on her lips. All…

  • Fr. Lawrence Explains the Rosary

    I have heard people denigrate the Most Holy Rosary by stating that it is a bland repetition of prayers; implying by such statements that praying the Rosary is a waste of time. This objection is not new, and reveals that the objector does not understand the Rosary. Rev. Raymond P. Lawrence addressed such an objection in 1925 in the introductory…